Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-20
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
An Agricultural Wheel Asks for Legis.
lati0n Prohibiting the Deseera.
ti0n of the Sabbath.
Favorable Report in tho House on the Bill
Creating the County of Brewster
Out of Preside.
THE SENATE.


Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. l9.-The following
embrace all the proceedings of note
transacted to-day: Senator Mcdonald
presented petition from the Agricultu-
raj Wheel of Lamar county, asking legis
latlon prohibiting the dissertation of the
Sabbath.
By Senator Lane, bill including
schools and places of amusement in the
penal code concerning the disturbing OF
religious worship.
BY Senator Houston, concurrent
resolution asking the Texas members in
congress to aid in passing the Miller bill
for the suppression of pleuro pneumonia
By Senator Burney, a petition asking
an amendment Of the law permitting the
chartering of cooperative associations.
Senate bill No. 3, relating to descents
and correcting the present law on the
subject, was passed.
jolnt resolution requesting the Texas
congressional delegation to aid in secur,
ing tariff legislation and revision, was
passed.
Senator Simphins presented petition
aShluS IIlS VI u
~ institution and signed by 1000 sub.
Scrlbers.
The following bills passed to engross,
ment: Senate bill No. sc, repeating the
1880 acre veteran land certificate act;
senate bill No. Is, an act to define the
liability OF JOINT obligations; senate bill
No. 81, an act correcting the law so as tc
authorize Justices of the peace to admin
lister all oathS.
THE HOUSE.
The senate concurrent resolution pro-
vlding for committee of two senators
and three representatives to visit the Ag
ricultural college and the Normal schools
and similar committee to visit the
North Texas Insane asylum, was adopted
after quite lengthy discussion.
BY Mr.. Smith of Travis, q petition Of
the citizens Of Fayette and Red River
counties asking legislation, authorizing
the chartering of cooperative associa
ti0ns.
memorial of the citizens of Wise rel
alive to the granting of right of way tc
railroads was presented.
A letter from the Llano county Judge
was presented by Mr.. Shields asking the
house to take testimony concerning the
drouth sufferers.
By Mr.. McGaughey, bill requiring the
publication of judicial sales.
By Mr.. Newton, bill exempting al
MANNED persons from paying occupation
tax.
A resolution ordering the printing Of
5000 copies of Gov. Ross inaugural was
adopted.
Much discussion arose on the bill in
creasing the penalty for horse theft. II
was defeated by the adoption of an ad,
verse report, Messrs. Pope, McGaughey
Hodges, Bell of Denton, Johnson OF
Smith, Smith of Travis, Robinson Of
Bexar, Cone and others, taking part in
the discussion.
Mr.. Mills submitted from the com
mittee on revenue and taxation al
adverse report on the bill suspending the
collection of taxes in Brown and adjoin,
ing counties, on the ground that it was
unconstitutional.
Mr.. Mckinney, for the committee or
counties and county boundaries, reported
favorably bill creating the new county
of Brewster out of Preside county.
By Mr.. Heath, bill authorizing the
commissioners court of any county tc
issue bonds for the relief of dr0utt
sufferers and destitute citizens.